Ben Stiller

No publicists, no press releases, Stiller just wants to help his neighborhood. So yes, there is more to life thank being really, really, ridiculously good looking. via reddit If you are looking to help in anyway, visit JTA’s Adam Soclof’s Twitter for more information. More ▸

The horrific massacre early Friday in the Aurora, Colo. movie theater during the premiere screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” at midnight drew a lot of emotions and opinions from the American people, with Twitter being the main stage of expression. Jewish celebrities and lawmakers were also among the commentators. While some shared their feelings about the tragic event, other added their personal opinions regarding the hot topic of gun control. Here are some of the main tweets:
Some celebrities shared their thoughts and prayers: More ▸

Happy Fourth of July Everyone!
America is celebrating its 236th birthday and we decided to show some of our favorite Jewish celebrities celebrating America the way it should be celebrated – by doing American things and wearing outrageously patriotic red, white and blue gear!
So how are the Jewish celebrities celebrating the 4th?
1. Natalie Portman is drinking a beer More ▸

Ben Stiller reportedly has signed on for an HBO show about a Jewish family written by Jonathan Safran Foer, Fran Drescher speaks of her belief in aliens, and Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler are a-feudin’. More ▸

HBO has always tailored their original series to niche markets. They got the single female urbanites with “Sex and the City,” the Creoles with “Treme,” the Aussies with “Flight of the Conchords,” and the perverts with “Taxicab Confessions.” Now they are roping the most coveted T.V. watchers of all: the Jews! Ben Stiller has reportedly… More ▸

Each week, 6 Degrees No Bacon, the Jewish celebrity blog, brings you the Weekly Sizzle, the six most interesting Jewish celebrity stories featuring commentary from our devoted correspondents. This week’s stories: 1. Lea Michele talks about the problems of Sephardic last name 2. Jimmy Fallon’s night with the Windy City Jews 3. Steve Guttenberg gets a Hollywood Star 4. Ben… More ▸

Ok, I will try to keep the “Zoolander” jokes to a minimum, but it’s not gonna be easy. Ben Stiller recently announced that he will be building eight schools in Haiti with the money raised by his charity, The Stiller Foundation. After the earthquake in 2010, the comedian started his organization to help raise money… More ▸

Deadline reports that Ben Stiller is working on directing a new film, titled The Mountain and written by Helen Childress, who wrote Reality Bites back in the 90s. That film was directed by Stiller as well (he also played Winona Ryder’s douchy boyfriend). The interesting thing about this project? It’s a horror film. Deadline describes it… More ▸

President Bill Clinton’s foundation — whose mission is to “strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence” — posted a video on Will Farrell’s website, “Funny or Die,” starring Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Ted Danson, Jack Black Matt Damon (Maaaatt Daaamon!), Kristin Wiig and even Bill himself. The… More ▸